Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund

DETROIT, MI EIN: 39-6184729

The Victor & Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund is a charitable organization based in Detroit, Michigan. The fund is located at PO Box 75000, Detroit, MI 48275-7874.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$277K

+9.5% YoY

Grant Count

16

-15.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

+30.0% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The fund operates in Detroit, Michigan and the surrounding region.

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$69K$139K$208K$277K1 grants20191 grants20211 grants20221 grants202319 grants202416 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-…$77KUNIVERISTY OF MINNESOTA …$40KUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-…$32KUNIVERISTY OF MINNESOTA …$27KNORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVE…$23KCOLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTIC…$11KBEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY$10KMICHIGAN TECHOLOGICAL UN…$9KLOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO$8KWELLESLEY COLLEGE$8K

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest include University of Wisconsin-madison ($76,500), Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth ($39,750), University of Wisconsin-superior ($32,250).

RecipientPurposeAmount
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR SUPERIOR, WISCHOLARSHIP$32,250
UNIVERISTY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH DULUTH, MNSCHOLARSHIP$39,750
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON MADISON, WISCHOLARSHIP$76,500
MICHIGAN TECHOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HOUGHTON, MISCHOLARSHIP$8,500
HAMLINE UNIVERISTY ST PAUL, MNSCHOLARSHIP$4,500
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS RIVER FALLS, WISCHOLARSHIP$6,000
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MANHATTAN, KSSCHOLARSHIP$6,500
UNIVERISTY OF MINNESOTA - TWIN CITIES MINNEAPOLIS, MNSCHOLARSHIP$26,750
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FARGO, NDSCHOLARSHIP$22,750
LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE DULUTH, MNSCHOLARSHIP$3,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

COMERICA BANK TRUST …TRUSTEE$23K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
COMERICA BANK TRUST N ATRUSTEE10$22,845

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund make grants?

The fund operates in Detroit, Michigan and the surrounding region.

What size grants does Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund award?

In 2025, Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund awarded 16 grants totaling $277K — an average of about $17K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6184729. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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Data last updated June 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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